Guatemala

Agriculture employs 50% of workers (14% of GDP), 15% — in industry (25% of GDP), 35% — in the service sector (61% of GDP).

The basis of the economy: agriculture. Large-scale land ownership dominates: the share of latifundists and foreign companies (0.2% of all farms) accounts for 3/4 of all cultivated land, the owners of small plots (about 9/10 farms) own only 15% of the land.

The main crops are sugar cane, corn, bananas, coffee (there are more than 125 thousand producers of this plant in the country, Guatemala is one of the ten largest coffee producers, almost half of the crop is exported to the United States), cardamom (is the largest production in the world, about 300 thousand people from Guatemala are employed in the cultivation of spices Kaban province). Consumer crops: corn, beans, vegetables, wheat, potatoes, rice; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens.

Shrimp fishing and processing of shrimp, including imported ones for subsequent resale, is underway.

Industry — refined sugar production, clothing, oil production.

Energy — the main energy carrier in the fuel and energy industry is imported and domestic oil. The share of thermal power plants on fuel oil is 50%, hydroelectric power plants — 45% and 5% — on other energy carriers.

Exports: bananas, coffee, sugar, palm oil, fruits and vegetables. The main buyers are the USA, El Salvador, Honduras, Canada and Nicaragua.

Imports: fuel, machinery and vehicles, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity. The main suppliers are the USA, Mexico, China, El Salvador and Costa Rica.